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AL East; Team W L Pct. GB Home Road; New York Yankees: 100: 63 .613 — 55–26 45–37 Boston Red Sox: 99: 64 .607 1 59–23 40–41 Milwaukee Brewers: 93: 69 .574 6½ 54–27 39–42 Baltimore Orioles: 90: 71 .559 9 51–30 39–41 Detroit Tigers: 86: 76 .531 13½ 47–34 39–42 ...
July 11 – The National League defeats the American League, 7–3, in the All-Star Game at San Diego Stadium. Steve Garvey earns MVP honors, and Vida Blue, the starting pitcher for the NL, becomes the first pitcher to start in the All-Star Game for both leagues. Blue also started in 1971 and 1975 for the AL.
The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season.The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday, October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.
The 1978 Boston Red Sox season was the 78th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. After 162 regular-season games, the Red Sox and the New York Yankees finished tied atop the American League East division, with identical 99–63 records.
The Yankees defeat the Red Sox 15–3, and go on to sweep the series, erasing the Red Sox lead in the American League East Division. September 14 – Thirty-nine-year-old Atlanta Braves pitcher Jim Bouton earns his 62nd and final big league victory (and first since 1970), a 4–1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
The 1978 New York Yankees season was the 76th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–63, finishing one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox to win their third American League East title. The two teams were tied after 162 games, leading to a one-game playoff, which the Yankees won.
The American League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. MLB consists of an East, Central, and West division for each of its two 15-team leagues, the American League (AL) and National League (NL). This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the American League West. Before that time, each league ...
The 1978 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 78th season and the 67th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 86–76, 13½ games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 714 to 653.